How the Brain Functions when Behind the Wheel

Change Your Brain Every Day

Dr Daniel Amen

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Whether travelling, commuting to work, or just running errands, many people spend a considerable amount of their lives in their cars. The inherent danger on the road is high because many people's personalities change once the key is in the ignition. In this first episode of a series on brain function and driving, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen discuss how the brain factors in to the experience of driving an automobile.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Brain Warriors Way podcast. I'm Dr. Daniel Aeman and I'm Tanna Aeman. In our podcast we provide you with the tools you need to become a warrior for the health of your brain and body.
0:19.0	The Brain Warriors Way podcast is brought to you by Aemon Clinics, where we have been transforming
0:25.5	lives for 30 years, using tools like brain-spect imaging to personalize treatment to your
0:32.0	brain.
0:32.7	For more information,
0:34.1	visit Aaman Clinics.com.
0:35.9	The Brain Warriors Way Podcast is also brought to you
0:38.7	by Brain MD, where we produce the highest quality
0:41.6	neutraceuticals to support the health of your brain and
0:44.4	body. To learn more go to brainMD.com.
0:49.4	Welcome to a new week of Brain Warriors Way podcast and this week we're going to be in the car with you.
0:57.6	We're going to talk about driving and the brain because it is actually one of the most common causes of stress, trauma, and of things that damage your brain. And what triggered this
1:22.4	for us is our almost 16 year old daughter got her
1:27.2	permit this week.
1:29.6	And so before I ask you about your conversation with her, I want you to ask yourself at home.
1:37.0	What about cars or transportation has been good for your brain or bad for it.
1:47.0	And too often the people I see, including one of our first conversations about your brain is cars were bad for your
1:57.4	trauma around driving so so we're going to talk about the brains of drivers we're going to talk about the brains of drivers.
2:03.4	We're going to talk about things you can do while driving
2:07.0	to keep yourself safer.
2:09.9	And some very funny stories coming up in this week's podcast your brain on driving.
2:16.6	So you had a conversation with the youngster who, by the way, was on this podcast and we got great comments about her and not
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